Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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